Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic

10-13-09

Today was my second week working in the Sports Injury and Rehabilitation Clinic. I need to be there at 8:30 and don't get done till about 5:30. Long day, no doubt. This clinic is mainly for podiatry practice but on Monday and Tuesday's they share four rooms with us "rehabbers."
So there is nine of us sport rehab student's on Tuesday so we split up in pairs(one group of three) and see a patient off the street for an hour appointment. Keep in mind these patients are paying 12 pounds for their visit but do understand that this is also a learning experience for the students.
I got paired with Stacey this week and began our day with a women in her mid-thirties complaining of lower back pain. [NOTE: For every patient we begin with a medical history followed by a physical assessment. When we are done with that part Mike or Steve (Mike licensed practitioner at the clinic and Steve being a licensed practitioner as well as a Prof. at the Uni.) come in to give a diagnosis to what they believe is the problem and set up various exercises/stretches pertaining to the specific injury.]
After the women, we saw a male in his late twenties with medial collateral ligament damage due to martial arts. And the last patient we saw with actual injury was a women in her early twenties with what looks to be a subluxation in the hip joint; cause unknown but did inform us that she had an emergency caesarean section 14 months ago...The other four patients we had came in for a full body massage with minor complaints of stiffness. Honestly, four massages that are hour sessions takes a huge toll on the shoulders and back as I quickly found out.